Netflix’s reference guide to their business values and culture is fantastic.
One slide that resonated with me was slide 27 “We’re not a Family, we are a Pro Sports Team”
Growing up I loved playing on sport teams. My favourite team was probably my middle school basketball team.
The school was made up of grade 8, 9 and [...]
A step away from what I usually talk about, but I just came across Time’s photo essay
entitled- Detroit’s Beautiful, Horrible Decline.
United Artists Theater, Detroit
It’s the type of imagery that we’re used to seeing in war torn cities where buildings have been riddled with gunshots and ravaged with bombs.
But in Detroit, it’s a different kind of [...]
I was reading an article How to Manage Geeks. A friend sent it to me, probably because I work with a team of developers.
I am not sure how I feel about the word “geek”. As a kid, it was insult, but now it’s a term used widely about amongst the “geek” community to [...]
I heard someone talking the other day about finding your personal value proposition.
Determining what skills you have to offer your employer, your clients/customers, your staff- every working relationship in your life.
While the world is experiencing the shaky economic climate, what can you do and what will you do to ride the wave and be successful?
If [...]
Wow it’s been a long time since I posted anything on my blog. I am going to have to blame computer burn-out, which has subsequently been cured with a 4 week holiday only logging on for the occasional email.
Anyway, a lot has been happening since the 5th of August as the world walks [...]
Adaptive Path has launched a new web browser interface concept that they have been working on in conjunction with Mozilla labs.
A couple days ago, I had received an email from Adaptive Path’s marketing manager inviting one and all to their offices for the launch party on 6 August. Yes, this did spark a level of [...]
I just read this article on Joel Cohen, a writer and producer from The Simpsons. The article talks about the creative culture and innovation required to keep The Simspons fresh considering they’ve made over 400 episodes now.
What stuck out for me was his comment– “Take your ego out of the job”
In innovative and design lead [...]
I may be last to the party, but I have just recently discovered Facebook’s “ You may know these people” widget at the bottom right of your personal homepage.
This list is obviously generated by comparing your friend list with those of your friends to see if you’re missing anyone who is linked to 1 or [...]
A friend of mine has become slightly obsessed with (and an author within) the Urban Dictionary. I think her love of the English language brought the concept of this evolving dictionary to her consciousness, but the ability to create words and phrases based on modern life is quite powerful and in most cases a good [...]